Method of attracting and killing insects

Abstract

Insects are attracted to and killed by a poison bait which includes an attractant-producing composition. The attractant-producing composition includes a sugar, a spore-producing bacteria of the genera Bacillus, and a carrier for the sugar and the bacteria.

I claim: 
     
       1. A method for attracting insects to a remote location and killing said insects at said location, said method comprising: (a) forming an insecticidal bait by mixing (i) a sugar,   (ii) sufficient spore-producing bacteria of the genera Bacillus to cause fermentation of said sugar with the concommitant production of insect-attractant values,   (iii) a minor amount of an insectide in sufficient quantity to kill insects attracted to said bait, and   (iv) a granular carrier in sufficient amount to carry said sugar, bacteria and insecticide; and     (b) spreading a quantity of said bait in said remote location in an amount sufficient to attract insects to said location and to kill said insects in said location.